93 stories by "Marlene Hall"
DC based musician Jack Gregori is a self-described "singer-songwriter, guitar picker, and the creator of Human Country Jukebox" whose music focuses on "rabble-rousing outlaw country bands…
I've seen Paul Pfau play locally at Gypsy Sally's and with The Nine Songwriter Series with Justin Trawick. He is a well-respected musician in the DC area.  In 2011, Paul was nominated …
Ever been lost and then found? Well apparently everyone experiences this according to Cheryl Strayed of the New York Times memoir bestseller Wild. Strayed talked to a sold out crowd, comp…
An icy Sunday evening turned into a lush and warm, and enjoyable evening inside The Kennedy Center with the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. Many of DC's dignitaries attended, including TV …
I first met Todd Fancey after a show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC a couple of months ago, and he was friendly and personable. I recently caught up with Todd via email. He is currently …
Friday night an enthusiastic and sold-out crowd voraciously devoured Savion Glover's show STePz featuring American tap dancing icon Savion Glover, Marshall Davis, Jr, and the 3 Controvers…
Jason Alexander famously known for his role as George Costanza in Seinfeld, is also a seasoned, Tony Award-winning (for Jerome Robbins' Broadway) Broadway performer. Last night with the B…
On Saturday afternoon, I saw the eight-time Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening by Act Two at Levine‘s Pre-Professional Program in Arena Stage’s Kogod Crad…
 Saturday, Mannheim Steamroller performed at Bethesda's Music Center at Strathmore. The soldout crowd was enraptured at the matinee and Mannheim Steamroller received a standing ovation a…
Wow, talk about a moving experience! Sunday night, the Grammy Award-winning The Washington Chorus performed Missa Solemnis by Ludwig van Beethoven to a sold-out and appreciative crowd at The…
Port City Playhouse’s production of Sara Ruhl’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, In the Next Room, is filled with incredible actors, a clever set, and gorgeous Victorian time peri…
Tuesday night, October 14, 2014, a packed crowd listened to DC's native son, Henry Rollins (aka Garfield). He shared his insights about the DC punk rock scene in the early 80s, where he p…
Patti LuPone is in town for her performance tonight at ‘Arts By George‘ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts.. Last night she was interviewed Q&A style by A…
Jonny Lang Rocks The Historic State Theatre Before we delve into Jonny Lang though, the talented, opening band Runaway Saints from Nashville, Tennessee via Rhode Island did a great job warmi…
Blues guitarist and singer Jonny Lang has had a blessed life. He was a musical child prodigy. He gets to make a living playing music, has a loving wife and four kids, and gets to travel the …
Moses Kamai is the Director and Organizer of the Northern Virginia Ukulele Society, for the past 5 and a half years in Reston, Virginia. He organizes, plans, teaches, and perform…
Joiceville is directed and written by Rodrigo G. Pool Arce, composed by Justin Paschalides, and stars Rodrigo G. Pool Arce, Will MacLeod and Carrie Helton Parsons. This is The Office…
When I first arrived to the theater, I met family members and friends of the playwight. Apparently he attended UVA, like me, so I was digging the Wahoowa spirit in the house. Desire Mome…
(Best of the Capital Fringe) This Gonna Be on the Test, Miss? is written and performed powerfully and hilariously by Ronna J Levy and directed by Kel Haney. Originally conceived in Mat…
Ben Folds Rocks the Suburbs with the NSO at Wolf Trap Ben Folds grew up playing drums and was always inspired by the orchestra. His lush music received a new spin by playing with the Nat…
The GI Film Festival wound up its week long film festival yesterday. Films started at 10 a.m. and finished at 7 p.m. The first block was the Transitioning Short Block: a collection of …
Saturday night the GI Film Festival continued its weeklong run at the Old Town Theater with huge VIPs in attendance. GIFF welcomed actor Adam Driver of the HBO Hit Girls and soon starring…
Last night The GI Film Festival showed two film block segments at the Old Town Theater in Alexandria, Virginia. The first features were: When Hollywood Went to War and Travis: A …
The GI Film Festival (GIFF)-nicknamed ‘Sundance for the Troops’-is back in the DC area for the eighth year. GIFF showcases the military's stories authentically through film while…
There was a special treat in Bethesda this week for regular listeners of NPR – to celebrate 25 years of Marketplace from American Public Media, host Kai Ryssdal and the Marketplace tea…